missive
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
miss
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
missive
letter; a written communication
公文, 书信; adj. 送出的
Dissection of missive
missive = miss (send; let go) + -ive (condition; state; quality; act; thing from or used in the act);
missive = thing to be sent;
missive = extended further to mean letter; a written communication
Now Repeat my Dissection
missive = thing to be sent;
missive = extended further to mean letter; a written communication
Important roots for this word:
-ive
miss
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
Repetition is the key to learning.
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